The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-03
BNAI BERTH WORK.
THE GREAT HEBREW sOUIETY's
REPORT FOR 1856.
New Officers EIected-Over 100000
Paid Out In EndOwments-Ihe
Homes for Children.

New YORK, February 1.-The dele
gates OF the Bnai Berth society sat in
it's annual convention at Fifty fifth
street and Third avenue all day Sun
day and until after midnight, readir G
and discussing its reports and making
sugge, tions about its fu ure work. The
following officers were elected: Presi.
dent, Joseph f. Newburger; First
Vice President, Morris Adler; Second
Vice President, Meyer Hellman; sec-
rotary, s. Hamburger; Treasurer,
Isaac Leichman, and chairmen OF
committees, Bernard Metzger, David
L. Walter, Solomon Su'zberger, Isaac
Hamburger, M, lLeipziger and VIM. A,
Cans.
The retiring president, Julius M.
Levy, in his message, outlined the
general features OF the past years
work. In endowments $l20, 900 had
been paid out, making in all since the
formation of the society, fourteen
years ago, the sum Of 81 100000 that
has been expended ia this way. A
surplus of $4,000 still remained in
the endowment fund. The Home fer
Aged and Infrm, that was built at
cast Of $4,000 at Yonkers five years
ago, and paid for in cash, now had
foIty.six inmates, and its proper main
tenance had required $4,000. The
Maimonides Library was now stocked
with $4,000 volumes, and $4,000 had
circulated among it's readers. II was
suggested that the proper steps be
taken to make the library free, and
thus obtain the $4,000 per an
mum that the law allows to any
free library with 10000 volumes
and $4,000 worth OF real estate. The
consolidation OF lodges in cities, which
had been a new departure of the last
administration, had shown its good ef-
fects in the combinations of Nos. 255
and 80 and OF Nos. $50 and 8, and
other combinations were advised.
Public installation OF officers was rec
commended. '0ur beloved institu-
tion," said the report, "still maintains
its vantage ground in the cause Of hu-
mainly; our record is exhibiting
great brotherhood firmly united for
purposes OF human benefaction, and
carrying out with zeal and activity
never surpassed the simple yet sub.
lime objects OF our institution"
Other reports we're to the following
effect: The home at Yonkers had re-
ceived 81 90 from Mrs. Sophia Strauss,
and fine Crayon from Nathan Ull-
man, the artist. 1t had been greatly
aided by personal services of members
of the Ladies' Auxiliary SIciety, which
had cot tributed articles valued in all
at $685. so. 1t was decided by the
Board Of Governors that the $4,000
endowment shall go to the home on
the death OF an inmate, inaamuch as
it often had gone to some distant rela-
tive who had never contributed any
to the inmates support. In the Ii
brary the demand for fiction was in
creasing. William Black was the most
popular novelist. Trashy writers fell
off in readers, and Dickens, Scott,
Howells, Charles Reade, Crawford and
D.srseli have gained. To the Charles
ton sufferers over $500 had been sent.
Among the delegates present were M.
ThslmessiDger, Alderman Rosnosky,
Of Boston. George Hsymau, Bsnno
Horwitz, Benjamin Blumenthsl, Hen
ry M. LiepziRer, DR.. Waterman, Pres
ident Of the home, William Cohen
and Frede Reiss.